"Don't you even know who taught the child?" Commander Zhou said smugly, taking the wine jug and pouring half a cup.
"Grandpa, Uncle Deng said you shouldn't drink too much," Hanhan said sternly.
"Just this much, I won't drink anymore after this!" Commander Zhou pleaded.
Listening to the family bickering, Sister-in-law Deng relaxed a lot and smiled sheepishly while holding her chopsticks.
"Brother and sister have finished eating, Hanhan, take them to play." Qin Xiaoyu noticed that Xiaojin and Lisheng were bored, so she reminded Hanhan.
"Your family is so harmonious." Deng Jianyan listened more and said less, and suddenly exclaimed.
“You come here often, so we’ve become family,” Zhou Yue said with a smile.
“That’s right, we’ll definitely need your help a lot in the future, so please don’t be shy. We live in the same courtyard, so please come over often. And his sister-in-law, she’s new here and doesn’t know many places yet, so please come and ask her if you don’t understand anything. Anyway, I’ll always be home,” Zhou Xing’s mother said with a smile.
When seeing the Deng family off, Zhou Xing's mother took a lot of fruit for the children to take back.
Seeing that it was still early and with something on her mind, Qin Xiaoyu put on her coat and went outside.
"Where are you going so late?" Zhou Xing's mother asked worriedly as she followed after them.
"Go to Fourth Brother's shop, say a few words and come right back."
“His wife is a troublemaker, you’d better not go there.” Zhou Xing’s mother was a sensible person.
"I know, Mom. It's because she's about to give birth. Fourth Brother is careless. I was worried that we hadn't found a hospital yet. I finished arranging things for Wenwen today, but I'm still worried about that place. I'll go ask around."
Qin Xiaoyu was right. Qi Si didn't care about Xiao Si's wife's affairs, so how would he know when her due date was?
Fourth Sister-in-law is childlike, only knowing how to eat, drink, and have fun. She's already as fat as a little ball, and knows nothing when asked.
Qin Xiaoyu could only sigh inwardly. In those days, many children were born and people weren't fussy, unlike now where there are so many tests and examinations. It turned out that since Xiao Si's wife found out she was pregnant, she hadn't been to the hospital once.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, let me take you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow. Fourth Brother is always so busy and rarely home. What if you suddenly need to give birth? Knowing your due date will make things easier to arrange," Qin Xiaoyu patiently advised her sister-in-law.
"Alright then, we'll go to the hospital tomorrow." This time, Fourth Sister-in-law was relatively obedient.
"Why do you care about her? What good will it do you? Her mother is a lunatic," Qi Si said irritably.
"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but even if you don't care about your wife, you should at least care about the kids," Qin Xiaoyu sighed, not wanting to say anything more.
"Okay, I was wrong, alright! You can take it with you tomorrow, I'm a grown man and I don't know anything about this." Qi Si was too lazy to be in the same room as Xiao Si's wife, so he got up and went out for a drink.
The next morning, Qin Xiaoyu came to pick up Xiao Si's wife, only to find that Xiao Si's mother was also waiting at the door.
“I have to go with her. My daughter doesn’t know anything. What if she gets manipulated and ruined?” Fourth Sister-in-law said sarcastically.
Qin Xiaoyu was so angry she almost kicked her off the car. She understood; Qi Si was right. This woman was utterly unreasonable.
They went to the Second Light Industry Hospital, partly because the head nurse was there, and partly to check on the private room.
The gynecologist was driven almost crazy by her fourth sister-in-law's annoyance. After finally completing the examination, the doctor was covered in sweat.
"The patient has a narrow pelvis, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to have a natural birth."
"Is a C-section necessary?" Qin Xiaoyu blurted out.
"What? That won't do! I don't agree! Disembowelment!" Fourth Sister-in-law immediately shouted.
"You decide this yourselves. We can't perform the surgery if you don't sign," the doctor said irritably, annoyed by his fourth sister-in-law's persistent questioning.
"Thank you, I will bring her here for checkups often, I'm always ready." Qin Xiaoyu knew that further words were useless, so she could only bring them out.
"What are they thinking? I'm not tall, but I still gave birth to my daughter. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces at birth, which isn't small. How did I give birth to her..." Fourth Sister-in-law muttered to herself the whole way.
“Everyone’s situation is different. Some people are short, but their pelvis is not small. This is a matter of life and death. You can’t just say whatever you want. Listen to the doctor,” Qin Xiaoyu said, suppressing her anger.
"Listen to the doctor? What if something goes wrong and the doctor takes responsibility?" Fourth Sister-in-law was being unreasonable again.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoyu thought, "Well, what a smart aleck! Why is he meddling in other people's business? He's just bored and has nothing better to do!"
When she was dropped off at the restaurant, she didn't want to get out of the car, but then she thought, for Qi Si's sake, she should explain things to him.
"What danger? She's tough as nails. Let her do whatever she wants. She won't die!" Qi Si said nonchalantly.
"Go ahead and curse me." Fourth Sister-in-law hadn't intended to listen to them, but this sentence caught her ear. She suddenly turned around and glared at Qi Si. Qin Xiaoyu saw the hurt in her eyes.
Why bother trying so hard to possess things that don't belong to you, only to gain the person but not their heart?
"I don't even know what to say to you anymore. I'm leaving now. I'll come back tomorrow to bring you something."
“If you’re busy, don’t worry about her. I’m telling you, you won’t be able to manage her well. If anything goes wrong in the end, it will all be your responsibility,” Qi Si chased after her and instructed.
“I don’t want to get involved, but the baby in her belly calls me aunt,” Qin Xiaoyu said with a worried look on her face.
"I understand. Don't come tomorrow. I'll give her the money so her mother can buy it," Qi Siweng said in a gruff voice.
Qin Xiaoyu bought a bunch of maternity and baby supplies for Tang Wenwen. Although she had never given birth, she knew all about hygiene. Taking advantage of the sunshine, she washed all the underwear and hung them downstairs to dry in the sun to kill germs.
"I told Sister Mei that you don't need to go down and get it," Qin Xiaoyu instructed Tang Wenwen.
"Sister-in-law, you love me even more than my mother does."
"Sigh, I'm really unlucky. I have so much to worry about! You should have some sympathy for me." Qin Xiaoyu sighed deeply.
After leaving Tang Wenwen's place, she didn't go home but went to her cousin's place first.
Hengchang's business is now very stable, with more and more customers. My cousin-in-law is in a great mood and has returned to her usual energetic self.
"Longlong brought back two little things yesterday, and I thought they were pretty, so I put them away." My cousin-in-law went upstairs to get a handkerchief bag, opened it to reveal a pair of gold locks with the words "Longevity Locks" written on them. The style was old, but the locks themselves were brand new.
"It's beautiful, and the little bell can even ring." Qin Xiaoyu picked it up and shook it.
"Keep it. Didn't the fortune teller say you'd have two more children? Keep it."
"Pfft!" Qin Xiaoyu choked on her words.
"Judging from the state of the Zhou family, there's a high chance that no one will object to your marriage with Zhou Xing now. But why don't they?" My cousin-in-law was still daydreaming.
"Sister-in-law, we broke up a long time ago, there's nothing between us anymore, don't think about these useless things. I don't want it, keep it for your grandson." Qin Xiaoyu wrapped up the longevity lock and stuffed it into her cousin-in-law's arms.
"Grandson? Just don't ask me to have one." Tang Long happened to come in from outside and chimed in.
"If I don't look for you, who else can I look for? Fengqin is getting married so she can give me a grandson. You better go on a blind date!" Tang Long's sister-in-law scolded him.
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